<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Angélica Maria Mosquera</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Juan Pablo Martínez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Apolinar Figueroa Casas</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Microclimatic Gradients in Transition Zones of Andean Forest: A Case Study of Purace National Park</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Scientific Research and Essays</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ecotone</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">edge effect</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">gradient</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">microclimate</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Paramo</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">08/2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287344404_Microclimatic_gradients_in_transition_zones_of_Andean_forest_A_case_study_of_Purace_National_Park</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Volume 9</style></volume><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;div class=&quot;t m1 xe hd y22 ff6 fs1 fc0 sc0 ls8 ws10 rtejustify&quot;&gt;
	This study investigated two transition zones (matrix-forest edge-interior gradient) associated to forest fragments with different degrees of intervention, in an Andean paramo ecosystem located in Purac&amp;eacute; National &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Park &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;(Colombia). &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;relationship &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;between &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;the &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;structures &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;of &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;vegetation &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;the &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;spatial dynamics associated with microclimatic variation in each patch of woodland &lt;span class=&quot;ls12 wsc&quot;&gt;wa&lt;/span&gt;s determined in order to establish the Depth of Edge Influence (DEI). In each fragment, the vegetation was evaluated using transects of 80 x 2 m perpendicular to the margin, corresponding to 30 m of the matrix and 50 m into&lt;/div&gt;
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	the woodland. &lt;span class=&quot;_ _2&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;All woody plants were &lt;span class=&quot;_ _2&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;identified, the heights and dominance was the most relevant features &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;to &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;determining &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;the &lt;span class=&quot;_ _4&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;structure &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;of &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;the &lt;span class=&quot;_ _4&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;forest &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;edge. &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Microclimatic &lt;span class=&quot;_ _4&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;data &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;(humidity, &lt;span class=&quot;_ _4&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;sunlight exposure, air and soil temperature) were measured in transects and mapped using interpolation for determining the spatial dynamics in each gradient and the behavior of the variables associated with the DEI. The results obtained indicate that the change of microclimatic variables was significant in the margin-forest edge-interior gradient when comparing the forest fragments. The differences are related to the degree of human intervention, since the pressure exerted on certain plant species determined the spatial &lt;span class=&quot;_ _2&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;arrangement of these &lt;span class=&quot;_ _2&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;plants in the gradient. On mapping the dynamics of the microclimatic variables and their relationship to the distance in the gradient, a depth of edge influence was identified of 10 &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;m &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;for the &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;fragment with &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;less &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;intervention (Woodland 2) &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and 20 &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;m &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;for the &lt;span class=&quot;_ _3&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;one with most intervention (Woodland 1)&lt;/div&gt;
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	&lt;i&gt;Microclimatic gradients in transition zones of Andean forest: A case study of Purace National Park (PDF Download Available)&lt;/i&gt;. Available from: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287344404_Microclimatic_gradients_in_transition_zones_of_Andean_forest_A_case_study_of_Purace_National_Park&quot;&gt;https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287344404_Microclimatic_gradients_in_transition_zones_of_Andean_forest_A_case_study_of_Purace_National_Park&lt;/a&gt; [accessed Oct 17 2017].&lt;/p&gt;
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